Completed meetings and events 2014-2015

Barbecue

Sun 28th June 2015 President's barbecue

President David is ending his year with a barbecue at Clouds Hill
Handover

Thu 25th June 2015 Handover

This is the last official meeting of the club year when the crown and sceptre shift from the existing to the new President.
Royal Anglians badge

Thu 18th June 2015 Royal Anglians Association

The (relatively) new head honcho for the local branch of the Assn, Major Tim Brown is coming to talk to us.
NB This is a Ladies Evening read more...
Calvert Trust logo for the Lake District centre

Thu 11th June 2015 Calvert Trust - my experience

Our candidate this year, Lyndon Stabler is coming to let us know how he got on and what he got out of it. The Calvert Trust runs adventure breaks for young, disabled adults.
Kids Out

Wed 10th June 2015 Rotary Kids Out

We are taking a group of students to Wicksteed Park for a fun day out.
Epsom Derby

Sat 6th June 2015 Derby Day

All is in place for a Derby Day Lunch followed by live racing on a big screen from Epsom including the Derby. People will turn up from say 12.30 for drinks, we will have a 3 course lunch followed by coffee and then 4 or 5 races including the Derby itself read more...
Business meeting

Thu 4th June 2015 Business Meeting

12th of 12
Council

Thu 4th June 2015 6:30pm - Council

12th of 12
Our monthly Council meeting
Club Assembly

Thu 28th May 2015 Club Assembly

This is the evening when the club hears about and (hopefully) 'buys in' to the plans for the new club year, which starts 1st July.
Moulton College

Thu 21st May 2015 An evening at Moulton College

We'll have a tour of the site and (hopefully) a short talk about what they do.
NB: This means we will not be at our usual venue that evening.
Enigma machine

Wed 20th May 2015 Bletchley Park tour

As it has been a few years since we last went, and a lot has changed...
RNLI flag

Thu 14th May 2015 RNLI

Mike Alcock is coming to tell us about the RNLI
Runnner and cyclist

Sat 9th May 2015 Duathlon

The 4 Northampton clubs are again combining, this time to organise a duathlon at Billing Aquadrome. read more...
Business meeting

Thu 7th May 2015 Business Meeting

11th of 12
Includes the AGM read more...
Council

Thu 7th May 2015 6:30pm - Council

11th of 12
Our monthly Council meeting
The Lane restaurant

Thu 30th April 2015 College meal

We are on one of our regular trips to Northampton College to sample the efforts of the catering students at The Lane read more...
Artist's palette

Sun 26th April 2015 Art Show

Come along to Mears Ashby Village Hall for the annual Mears Ashby Art Show.
Artist's palette

Sat 25th April 2015 Art Show

Come along to Mears Ashby Village Hall on Saturday and Sunday for the annual Mears Ashby Art Show.
Artist's palette

Fri 24th April 2015 Art Show preview

Members and friends are invited to a evening preview of the Mears Ashby Art Show to be held in the Village Hall
Walkers

Wed 22nd April 2015 Weekday walk

As it was so popular in January... we're going back for a longer walk read more...
Alexandra House exterior

Fri 17th April 2015 - Sun 19th April 2015 Walking Weekend 2015

We went to the Alexandra House at Wroughton nr Swindon www.swindonalexandrahouse.co.uk read more...
Life Talk

Thu 16th April 2015 - Thu 2nd April 2015 Neil Hufton is to share a bit about his life

A bit of 'self-exposure' by Neil Hufton. Yes, it's a job-talk by any other name
Kilimanjaro

Thu 9th April 2015 Kilimanjaro - what I did on my holidays - Alastair Rowton

Alastair ascended the mountain at the end of last year and will be telling us about it. Also Tony Roberts is to report on the Kingston Jamaica project
Business meeting

Thu 2nd April 2015 Business Meeting

10th of 12
Council

Thu 2nd April 2015 6:30pm - Council

10th of 12
Our monthly Council meeting
Flag of Swaziland

Thu 26th March 2015 Swaziland, my passion - Keith Fossey

Keith who has recently returned from Southern Africa is to to tell us about what he does there.
Rotary Technology Tournament logo

Wed 18th March 2015 Rotary Technology Tournament 2015

The tenth running of our annual challenge, open to students from all secondary schools in Northamptonshire.
A gallery of pictures of the day is also shown here. read more...
RIBI Technology Tournament

Thu 12th March 2015 Technology Tournament PREVIEW

This is the opportunity for members to see the Tech Tournament exercise before the students do so in the following week.
Sunday lunch

Sun 8th March 2015 Sunday lunch

We are having lunch out, at Northampton County Golf Club, Brampton. Cost £17 a head
Business meeting

Thu 5th March 2015 Business Meeting

9th of 12
Council

Thu 5th March 2015 6:30pm - Council

9th of 12
Our monthly Council meeting.

Thu 26th February 2015 Africa - Youth Service talk

Naomi Lawes is coimng to talk about her trip to the African continent - BIG place!
a melting planet

Thu 19th February 2015 Global Climate Change - a debate

Global Climate Change - a debate
Job talk

Thu 12th February 2015 Job talk

Keith Fossey 'lifts his skirts' and 'shows a flash of his ankles'. in other words he will tell us a little about himself
Walking boots

Wed 11th February 2015 Weekday walk

We meet at the Spencer Arms, Chapel Brampton for a walk along part of the Brampton Valley way and back through Harlestone Firs, perhaps 5+ miles.
NB Leader, Tony Roberts advises that although probably muddy the 'going' should still be good.
Business meeting

Thu 5th February 2015 Business Meeting

8th of 12
Council

Thu 5th February 2015 6:30pm - Council

8th of 12
Council is the club's equivalent of a management board.
Mastermind black chair

Thu 29th January 2015 Mastermind

Cue the Approaching Menace music, wind up John Humpphreys/Peter Mair, dust off the black chair and line up the victims
Beer pumps

Mon 26th January 2015 Beer and a curry

Just for the heck of it we're going for a small libation at the Malt Shovel in Bridge Street and then for a curry at the Royal Bengal.
Haggis, neeps, tatties, malt and tartan

Thu 22nd January 2015 Burns Supper

Haggis, neeps and tatties
Walkers

Tue 20th January 2015 Informal Walk and lunch

A winter walk, followed by a (good) pub lunch read more...

Thu 15th January 2015 Avon Calling!

Speaker: Ashley Ferguson

Thu 8th January 2015 Business Meeting

7th of 12
Our regular monthly business meeting
Council

Thu 8th January 2015 6:30pm - Council

7th of 12
Council is the club's equivalent of a management board.
As it is a Bank Holiday there will be no meeting

Thu 1st January 2015 NewYear's Day

New Year's day
No meeting

Thu 25th December 2014 Christmas Day

It's Christmas so there will be no meeting
Dirt dancing

Thu 18th December 2014 Christmas party

The dinner party will now be at Cheyne Walk Club and NOT at Kingsthorpe Indoor Bowls Club. It will still be with our partners obviously!
NB It's a 7 for 7:30 start
Your entertainment comes from Lincoln Noel - how appropriate!

Thu 11th December 2014 Tony Boullemier

Tony is coming along to talk about his latest book, The Little Book of Monarchs read more...
Coins dropping

Wed 10th December 2014 - Sat 13th December 2014 Tin rattling

We are again tin rattling outside our favourite store in Kingsthorpe - Waitrose
Coins dropping

Mon 8th December 2014 - Tue 9th December 2014 Tin rattling

We are starting this year's Christmas fundraising at the new Waitrose store at Wootton
Business meeting

Thu 4th December 2014 Business Meeting

6th of 12
Business Meeting, and SGM
Council

Thu 4th December 2014 6:30pm - Council

6th of 12
Council is the club's equivalent of a management board.
The Ablitt shield

Thu 27th November 2014 Ablitt Shield evening 2014

It's the annual presentation of the Ablitt Shield, in memory of our own Brian Ablitt who died some 20 years ago.
Blood pressure monitor

Thu 20th November 2014 The NHS - Then and Now

Our own Alan Sutton is going to demonstrate an operation on his own piles - or at least that's what I think he said. read more...
Business meeting

Thu 6th November 2014 Business Meeting

5th of 12
Council meeting

Thu 6th November 2014 6:30pm - Council

5th of 12
Council is the club's equivalent of a management board.
Business meeting

Thu 2nd October 2014 Business Meeting

4th of 12
Council meeting

Thu 2nd October 2014 6:30pm - Council

4th of 12
Council is the club's equivalent of a management board.
RYLA logo

Thu 25th September 2014 RYLA candidate's report

Our 2014 candidate is coming to report on how he or she fared
The Crescent Hotel

Fri 19th September 2014 - Sun 21st September 2014 District Conference 2014

This year we are in Scarborough, staying at the Crescent Hotel which is a 10 minute walk from the Spa Conference centre
Hood skittles

Thu 18th September 2014 Pub Games evening

What's not to understand, or like? Pub and games - simples.
The venue has been changed to the Griffin's Head Mears Ashby
gopher breaking a club

Fri 12th September 2014 Golf competition

Once again we are running our annnual golf competition, at Overstone Park GC read more...
Olympic rings

Thu 11th September 2014 Music for Olympians

Colonel Derek Kimberley
Council meeting

Thu 4th September 2014 6:30pm - Council

3rd of 12
Council is the club's equivalent of a management board.
Business meeting

Thu 4th September 2014 Business Meeting

3rd of 12
out of control barbecue

Thu 28th August 2014 Barbecue, with ladies

Barbecue at Ray's farm
Barbecue

Thu 21st August 2014 OAPs' barbecue

A barbecue for the old folk
NHS archive

Thu 14th August 2014 Visit to NHS archive

A visit to the NGH archive. We will be eatng as usual at Cheyne Walk
Council meeting

Thu 7th August 2014 6:30pm - Council

2nd of 12
Council is the club's equivalent of a management board.
Business meeting

Thu 7th August 2014 Business Meeting

2nd of 12
Walking boots

Tue 5th August 2014 Rotary walk

Richard Parkinson's walk
Venue: The Muddy Duck in Hethe, Oxfordshire
Graffiti

Thu 31st July 2014 Jo Pratchett, survivor of the Laconia incident

Jo Pratchett, survivor of the Laconia incident in a re-arranged visit comes to talk about the experience.
This is a Ladies evening.
Griffin, Pitsford pub sign

Thu 24th July 2014 Evening walk

We are having a stroll round the Sywell area and ending up with a meal at the Griffin's Head, 28 Wilby Road, Mears Ashby NN6 0DX.
barbecued bat

Thu 17th July 2014 CoS barbecue

Join with the young people of the Change of Scene programme for a barbie.
The venue is Adventure Ways, Boughton Road in Moulton NN3 7SQ read more...
Dragon Boat

Sun 13th July 2014 Dragon Boat Festival 2014

It's the annual Rotary Dragon Boat Festival at Midsummer Meadow.
Dragon Boat

Sat 12th July 2014 Dragon Boat set-up

It's the annual push to set up the Midi Meadow for the Dragon Boat Festival

Thu 10th July 2014 Guides' trip to Malawi

Sinead and Andrea Loftus plus mum and guide leader
Walking boots

Wed 9th July 2014 Rotary walk

Our regular, monthly walk, no: 116
Venue: Red Lion, East Haddon
Andrew Woods is organising
Business meeting

Thu 3rd July 2014 Business Meeting

1st of 12
Council meeting

Thu 3rd July 2014 6:30pm - Council

1st of 12
Council is the club's equivalent of a management board.
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